Suddenly, Calleigh's heart monitor started beeping quickly. The doctor spun around, and stared in wide-eyed shock as the monitor registered her heartbeat getting faster and faster by the minute.
Then, it got up to normal speed and stopped accelerating.
A few breathless and shocked moments passed and then Calleigh's eyelids fluttered open carefully. She squinted her eyes for a moment and said,
"Someone turn off the sun,"
She pulled the sheet over her head muttering,
"A girl can't even get her beauty sleep for God's sakes,"
The tense moment passed and the doctor unhooked Calleigh from all of her machines to see how she did. She curled up into a ball and when someone laid a hand on her, she growled,
"Leave. Me. Alone. I. Am. Sleeping! Dumb doctors,"
She heard a deep chuckle and she knew who it belonged too. Then she heard Alexx's voice say,
"That's our Calleigh, for sure,"
Calleigh smiled and tensed for a moment. Then, she whipped off the covers and sat bolt upright, springing to her feet and spinning around to face Horatio, all in a matter of seconds.
Everyone looked shocked and she smiled at Horatio.
"Hey Horatio, Alexx,"
"Hey baby girl, how're you feeling?" Alexx asked.
"Fine, I'm fine, perfectly fine,"
"Well, you gave us quite the scare there," Alexx muttered.
"Yes she did," Horatio said quietly, his voice brimming with emotion.
"'She' is right here, guys," Calleigh said sarcastically, and then walked out.
She went to see Eric, Ryan, Frank and Natalia who all hugged her. Then, they left to go do a case, and Alexx had to leave to do an autopsy.
Calleigh turned to Horatio and grinned at him. He gazed back at her, thinking about how close he had come to losing her more than a few times. She sensed what he was thinking and took a step forward.
He raised his arms and she smiled before throwing herself into them, holding him tightly.
"I'm still here, Horatio, and I'm not going anywhere soon,"
"Good," He said, burying his face in her hair and shoulder.
He held her for a long moment and then she eased back and laid her brow on his, saying softly,
"Horatio, I'm starving. Wanna grab a bite to eat?"
"Of course, should've thought of that," Horatio said, and she smiled at him.
"No, don't worry about it."
She looked in his eyes and took a deep breath. She stood on her tiptoes and pressed her lips to his gently, telling him that she wasn't going anywhere. He wrapped his arms around her waist tightly and kissed her back.
When they broke apart, Calleigh whispered,
"We belong together, Handsome,"
"Yeah we do, forever, Beautiful," Horatio agreed.
They walked off, subtly holding hands.
The End
Well, I sincerely hope you enjoyed my story, and I hope you didn't get tired of Calleigh almost dying, like, five times, or more. Thanks for reading, and you know what to do. REVIEW!!